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Entries from February 2008

New Program

February 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments

I got this new freeware photoediting program called GIMP. Has anyone heard of it? It is supposedly the “free version of photoshop”. Its super complicated and I think it will take me a long time to figure out but it is really cool…and did I mention free??
Anyways the reason I am mentioning this is because [...]

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Tags: Blogging Stuff

Weather Update

February 18th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Well it has been a lot lighter here the past week or so. It is funny because it gets dark during the day (at the beginning of winter) very quickly. But then now, it is getting lighter and lighter very quickly. Its surprising how fast it all changes! It has been a little warmer during [...]

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Tags: Everyday In Oslo · Norway · Weather

Pizza Anyone?

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I was thinking of talking to the Persian guy who opened a pizza place across the street from my apartment here in Oslo about putting some kind of specials or deals here on my site to send him customers. I just don’t know if anyone reading my blog would like that or not. You have [...]

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Tags: Everyday In Oslo · Norway

Hi!

February 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I am so sorry that I have been so inattentive to my precious blog lately! Thanks everyone for sticking around though! I really appreciate it :)
Ive been really busy with some business deals that we are working on and preparing for India. Since I will be in India from April to July there is a [...]

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Tags: Norway

Photo Opportunity

February 17th, 2008 · No Comments

So I know that most of the people that read my blog are not here in Norway. But for those of you who are, and who will be…as I said earlier, keep your eyes peeled for more news about my photo-studio opening. It should not be too long. I will also post examples of my [...]

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Tags: Everyday In Oslo

Busy Busy

February 17th, 2008 · No Comments

One of the things that has been keeping me so busy lately is that I am trying to restart my career as a photographer. As you all know I recently got an amazing camera. Now I am just trying to set up my “studio”. One thing I found recently was a little mini LCD TV [...]

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Tags: Everyday In Oslo

An Interview With Chris (A Fellow American In Norway)!

February 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

It has been a while since I have had an interview with an expat to share with you! I am excited today because I have here an interview with a fellow American living in Norway :) His name is Chris, and has some great thoughts on living life in a foreign country as an expat. [...]

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Tags: Interviews · Norway

Mortgages

February 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Money Magic is a UK firm that specializes in providing our clients the best mortgage advice and the lowest loan rates. And they have something that other mortgage firms do not…. FREE financing advice and quotes. Mortgages seem to be quite a popular topic lately! But mortgages in the UK are more close to ‘home’ [...]

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Tags: Other

Ice Ice Baby

February 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I still love the cold weather, don’t get me wrong, walking in certain places with the ice on the ground is just scary. For example, my gym is about a ten minute walk from my apartment. Not so bad. But the path that is not flat, it is a little bit, okay more than a [...]

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Tags: Other

Lifelock

February 6th, 2008 · No Comments

Introducing a new and improved way to secure your identity and secure your good name. How you ask? Only with lifelock.
Lifelock is a identity protection program that keeps your identity secure. They do a whole variety of things to keep you safe and secure from the all to common problem of identity theft.
They order credit [...]

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